Karnataka chief minister
Siddaramaiah on Monday welcomed leaders from several opposition parties
to the state capital Bengaluru, where a key two-day opposition meeting
is scheduled to take place.
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In
a welcome message on Twitter, the CM posted that the opposition parties
have come together to fight against “authoritarianism, communalism, and
corruption”.
“I heartily welcome the leaders of the prominent opposition parties
in the country who have come together to fight against authoritarianism,
communalism, and corruption. May the seeds sown in this peaceful garden
of harmony bear the fruit to restore secular, socialist, and democratic
values as enshrined in our Constitution,” his tweet read.
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Leaders
from a total of 24 parties are expected to gather in the Karnataka
capital today. The first meeting of the opposition parties was held on
June 23 in Pune, where 15 parties had joined discussions. The Karnataka
CM is also expected to host a dinner for the opposition leaders at
around 8 pm today after an informal meeting at 6 pm.
Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar also spoke to reporters
ahead of the meeting and said, “I think all the Opposition parties of
this country, except a few, have joined together...We feel that with
this understanding and unity…Karnataka gave us a mandate, the entire
country will give us a mandate in 2024. We will take it forward.”